We in healthcare collectively make millions of decisions every day at every level of our organizations. Some involve individual patients, while others involve administrative choices. In our busy lives as healthcare professionals, how often do we pause to deliberate before…
Leadership & Management
Health systems have experienced big challenges in the last year, with cyberattacks affecting thousands of hospitals, rising expenses, workforce shortages and fractured relationships with payers. With more changes on the horizon, including possible Medicaid cuts and rapidly evolving artificial intelligence,…
Health system C-suites went through the ringer last year. Many overcame cybersecurity threats and revenue cycle disruptions related to the Change Healthcare hack. Others saw the local healthcare ecosystem change as hospitals closed or cut services and former disruptors–including Amazon,…
For Raymond Moreno, MD, his new role represents a full-circle moment. “The office that I’m sitting in right now is directly above the place where I did my first shift 20 years ago as an ER doc,” he told Becker’s…
Loyola University Medical Center’s new chief nursing officer, Teresa Rasmussen, DNP, RN, began her career not in a hospital ward but in the library. Now, more than two decades later, she is leading the Maywood, Ill.-based hospital’s nursing workforce, bringing…
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The current economic and political climate has placed additional pressure on beleaguered hospitals that have faced thin margins for the last several years. Staff shortages are leading to capacity issues and increased wages to stay competitive; inflation has caused drug…
Becker’s asked C-suite executives from hospitals and health systems across the U.S. to share their biggest lesson from 2024. The 116 executives featured in this article are all speaking at the Becker’s Healthcare 15th Annual Meeting on April 28 –…
Of the $400 million in federal funding cut from Columbia University in March, $250 million was tied to National Institutes of Health grants, leaving researchers reassessing which studies and programs will continue, The New York Times reported March 18. The $400…
Health information management is the fastest-growing skill in healthcare, according to a March 19 LinkedIn News post. LinkedIn analyzed healthcare skills professionals are adding to their profiles and those that companies are hiring for more frequently to determine skill growth.…
Hospital margins remain tight and while they’re growing, around 37% of hospitals are still losing money, according to Kaufman Hall. The persistent financial challenges have sparked a variety of initiatives in the last few years to find cost savings and…